Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving · Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at SP Plus Corporation, 36 South 19th Street, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19103
on — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk, affecting the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
An employee was working as a valet at a parking garage. A customer who was waiting for his vehicle walked into the valet booth and punched the employee's chest, resulting in collapsed lungs.
HospitalizedChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersOther client or customer
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